- not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: Sweden was a neutral nation during World War II.
- not aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy: The arbitrator was absolutely neutral.
- of or belonging to a state or party that is not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute: Troops cannot be recruited from neutral territory.
- of no particular kind, characteristics, etc.; indefinite (sometimes used in combination): She had a neutral personality that made no impression whatever.The awards show has announced a new gender-neutral acting category alongside its longstanding Best Actress and Best Actor ones.
- (of a color or shade)
- gray; without hue; of zero chroma; achromatic.
- matching well with many or most other colors or shades, as white or beige.
- neuter.
- not causing or reflecting a change in something: It is believed that the new tax law will be revenue neutral.
- exhibiting neither acid nor alkaline qualities: neutral salts.
- Physics.
- (of a particle) having no charge.
- (of an atom, molecule, collection of particles, fluid, or solid) having no net charge; electroneutral; not electrified.
- not magnetized.
- (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue relaxed in a central position, as the a in alive; reduced.
- a person or a nation that remains unaligned with any side, as in a controversy or war.
- a citizen of a nation that does not join or support any side during a war.
- the position or state of disengaged gears or other interconnecting parts: in neutral.
- a neutral color.
- not siding with any party to a war or dispute
- of, belonging to, or appropriate to a neutral party, country, etc
- of no distinctive quality, characteristics, or type; indifferent
- (of a colour such as white or black) having no hue; achromatic
- (of a colour) dull, but harmonizing with most other colours
- a less common term for neuter (def. 2)
- neither acidic nor alkaline
- having zero charge or potential
- having no magnetism
- (of a vowel) articulated with the tongue relaxed in mid-central position and the lips midway between spread and rounded
- a neutral person, nation, etc
- a citizen of a neutral state
- the position of the controls of a gearbox that leaves the transmission disengaged
